Boots Riley

Boots Riley

Person

Boots Riley

Director 1971-04-01 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Raymond Lawrence 'Boots' Riley (born April 1, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and communist activist. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. He made his feature-film directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You (released July 2018), which he also wrote. In 2023, the streaming series I'm a Virgo premiered on Prime Video, which Riley wrote and directed.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

Data from TMDB

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 · Self - Guest

Fremont

Fremont

2023 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015 · Self

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

2000 · Himself

I'm Charlie Walker

I'm Charlie Walker

2022 · Bartender Ray

Rope a Dope 2

Rope a Dope 2

2015 · Mayor

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

2013 · Self

Hollywood Black

Hollywood Black

2024 · Self

The Last Critic

The Last Critic

2026 · Movie

In Prison My Whole Life

In Prison My Whole Life

2008 · Self

When I See Them, I See Us

When I See Them, I See Us

2021 · Movie

The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever

The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever

2006 · Self

First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture

2009 · Movie